Nine people have been killed in a Russian drone attack on a civilian minibus in north-eastern Ukraine, local officials say.

The Kremlin highlights the need for an agreement before any potential meeting between Putin and Zelensky, as drone attacks escalate following talks without a ceasefire.

The world cannot allow Russia to use the meeting in Istanbul as an excuse to continue its aggression. — Ukrinform.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reportedly welcomed what he described as a “constructive” role by Washington in ...